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Ozone exposure upregulates the expression of host susceptibility protein TMPRSS2 to SARS-CoV-2.
Vo, Thao; Paudel, Kshitiz; Choudhary, Ishita; Patial, Sonika; Saini, Yogesh.
  • Vo T; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1909 Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
  • Paudel K; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1909 Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
  • Choudhary I; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1909 Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
  • Patial S; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1909 Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
  • Saini Y; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1909 Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA. ysaini@lsu.edu.
Sci Rep ; 12(1): 1357, 2022 01 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1655613
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ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus and an etiologic agent for the current global health emergency, causes acute infection of the respiratory tract leading to severe disease and significant mortality. Ever since the start of SARS-CoV-2, also known as the COVID-19 pandemic, countless uncertainties have been revolving around the pathogenesis and epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 infection. While air pollution has been shown to be strongly correlated to increased SARS-CoV-2 morbidity and mortality, whether environmental pollutants such as ground-level ozone affects the susceptibility of individuals to SARS-CoV-2 is not yet established. To investigate the impact of ozone inhalation on the expression levels of signatures associated with host susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, we analyzed lung tissues collected from mice that were sub-chronically exposed to air or 0.8 ppm ozone for three weeks (4 h/night, 5 nights/week), and analyzed the expression of signatures associated with host susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 entry into the host cells is dependent on the binding of the virus to the host cellular receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2), and its subsequent proteolytic priming by the host-derived protease, transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2). The Ace2 transcripts were significantly elevated in the parenchyma, but not in the extrapulmonary airways and alveolar macrophages, from ozone-exposed mice. The TMPRSS2 protein and Tmprss2 transcripts were significantly elevated in the extrapulmonary airways, parenchyma, and alveolar macrophages from ozone-exposed mice. A significant proportion of additional known SARS-CoV-2 host susceptibility genes were upregulated in alveolar macrophages and parenchyma from ozone-exposed mice. Our data indicate that the unhealthy levels of ozone in the environment may predispose individuals to severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Given the severity of this pandemic and the challenges associated with direct testing of host-environment interactions in clinical settings, we believe that this ozone exposure-based study informs the scientific community of the potentially detrimental effects of the ambient ozone levels in determining the host susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ozone / Serine Endopeptidases / Up-Regulation / Macrophages, Alveolar / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-04906-8

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ozone / Serine Endopeptidases / Up-Regulation / Macrophages, Alveolar / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-04906-8